SPECIAL NOTICE
65 -- HIV AND HEP C TEST KITS
- Notice Date
- 9/3/2015
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 621511
— Medical Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, Indian Health Service, Aberdeen Area Office, Federal Building, 115 4th Avenue SE, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401
- ZIP Code
- 57401
- Solicitation Number
- IHS1273463
- Archive Date
- 10/18/2015
- Point of Contact
- Kristina J. Baker, Phone: 6052267241
- E-Mail Address
-
kristina.baker@ihs.gov
(kristina.baker@ihs.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- MEMORANDUM Date: Aug 21,2015 From: Greg Welch, OMCE To: Carol Diaz, Chief of the Contracting Officer, Aberdeen Area IHS Subject: Request for Approval of Justification for Other than Full and Open Competition This is to request approva l to solicit, negotiate and award a purchase order utili zing "other than full and open com pet i tion" in accordance with the Aberdeen Area policy. Please accept the followin g information and ju stification to supp011my request: l. Service Unit: Multipl e 1/T/U sites in ABR area 2. Requisition No.: IHSI265115 3. Total Estimate Cost: $28,797.75.00 (Include the cost for option year if applicable) 4. Justification Statement that Price is Fair and Reasonable: At this time the Orasure Company is the sole manutfacturer and distributer of the Rapid Hepatitis C' test kits and HIV test kits. 5. Program Name: Office of Medical Care Evaluation, HIV I A fDS Program 6. Name of Proposed Vendor and Address: Orasure Technologies 220 East P1 St Bethlehem, PA 18015 POC Sarah Mullenbach Phone 1-800-980-900 I ext I 063 e-mail smu ell enbach@oras urci n sidcsa l cs.com 7. Brief Description of Service, Suppl y or Eq uipmen t: The Rapid Hepatitis C test kits will anal yze whol e blood sampl es obtained by fingerstick or veni­ puncture. Test results will be available within 20 minutes. 8. Statutory Authori ty: (check appropriat e box)(X )Sol e Source FAR 6.302-1, 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(l) ( ) U nu sual and Compellin g U rgency FAR 6.302-2. 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(2) 9. Fact and Statement Supporting the Use of the exception: H epatitis C screemng is a current recommendation of the CDC and within the Aberdeen Area the number of known cases of Hepatitis C rs disparate of the total number of cases reported in the state, people who are infected are normall y asymptomatic (75%) and will remain t hat way for 20 - 30 years before severe compl ications may develop. There are currentl y very effective treatment s and cures for thi s disease available. It is our goal to be proactive and aggressive in findin g and helping American I ndian patient s who ma y unknowingly hav e and spread this infection to others. Bein g able to util ize trained vo lunteer communit y testers will great ly enhance our screenin g capabilitie s for this dangerous disease.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/HHS/IHS/IHS-ABE/IHS1273463 /listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 115 4th Ave SE, Room 309, Aberdeen, South Dakota, 57401, United States
- Zip Code: 57401
- Zip Code: 57401
- Record
- SN03871667-W 20150905/150904000954-b27a5a960880fcf25c92509ae25f6169 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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